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Robert M. Sharp
Also filed as: SHARP ROBERT · SHARP ROBERT M
75 granted patents·15 pending applications·10,125 citations·filing 1981–2024
99Inventor score
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90 records- 0199US7276068B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2007·1.3k cites·13 claims
- 0298US9211657B2Surgical tissue sealerCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 15, 2015·76 cites·4 claims
- 0398US8128624B2Electrosurgical instrument that directs energy delivery and protects adjacent tissueCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 6, 2012·1.7k cites·8 claims
- 0498US7877853B2Method of manufacturing end effector assembly for sealing tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·113 cites·4 claims
- 0598US7837685B2Switch mechanisms for safe activation of energy on an electrosurgical instrumentCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 23, 2010·1k cites·20 claims
- 0698US7270664B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismSHERWOOD SERV AG·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 18, 2007·363 cites·16 claims
- 0797US10413353B2Surgical forceps including reposable end effector assembliesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 17, 2019·65 cites·15 claims
- 0897US8752264B2Surgical tissue sealerACKLEY JOANNA·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·1.6k cites·10 claims
- 0996US9504519B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·35 cites·13 claims
- 1096US9345534B2Vessel sealing instrumentARTALE RYAN C·Filed 2012·Granted May 24, 2016·228 cites·7 claims
- 1196US8968309B2Surgical forcepsROY JEFFREY M·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·315 cites·20 claims
- 1296US8882766B2Method and system for controlling delivery of energy to divide tissueCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 11, 2014·263 cites·10 claims
- 1396USD670808SOpen vessel sealing forcepsMOUA TONY·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·144 cites·1 claims
- 1496US8241282B2Vessel sealing cutting assembliesUNGER JEFFREY R·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 14, 2012·276 cites·4 claims
- 1595US8968360B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useGARRISON DAVID M·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 3, 2015·72 cites·19 claims
- 1695US8864795B2Surgical forcepsKERR DUANE E·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·98 cites·11 claims
- 1795US8864753B2Surgical Forceps Connected to Treatment Light SourceNAU JR WILLIAM H·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 21, 2014·120 cites·12 claims
- 1895US8267935B2Electrosurgical instrument reducing current densities at an insulator conductor junctionCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 18, 2012·195 cites·14 claims
- 1995US7877852B2Method of manufacturing an end effector assembly for sealing tissueTYCO HEALTHCARE·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 1, 2011·217 cites·9 claims
- 2094US9113901B2Modular surgical instrument with contained electrical or mechanical systemsALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 25, 2015·78 cites·6 claims
- 2194US9028492B2Surgical instruments with removable componentsKERR DUANE E·Filed 2011·Granted May 12, 2015·89 cites·6 claims
- 2294US8333765B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 18, 2012·73 cites·17 claims
- 2393US8961513B2Surgical tissue sealerALLEN IV JAMES D·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 24, 2015·70 cites·18 claims
- 2493US8162940B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 24, 2012·85 cites·12 claims
- 2591US8192433B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 5, 2012·75 cites·9 claims
- 2690US9192430B2Electrosurgical instrument with time limit circuitRACHLIN THOMAS·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 24, 2015·1k cites·23 claims
- 2789US9655673B2Surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2017·27 cites·20 claims
- 2889US9504514B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 29, 2016·7 cites·9 claims
- 2988US10687886B2Surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 23, 2020·7 cites·17 claims
- 3088US9974605B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·5 cites·14 claims
- 3188US2025009412A1Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3287US8597297B2Vessel sealing instrument with multiple electrode configurationsCOUTURE GARY M·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 3, 2013·52 cites·9 claims
- 3386US8740901B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismJOHNSON KRISTIN D·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 3, 2014·15 cites·11 claims
- 3484US11324545B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted May 10, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 3584US11068852B2System and method for using RFID tags to determine sterilization of devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 20, 2021·3 cites·13 claims
- 3684US9510891B2Surgical instruments with structures to provide access for cleaningCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 6, 2016·16 cites·10 claims
- 3783US10869682B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 22, 2020·5 cites·6 claims
- 3882US11304717B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·1 cites·19 claims
- 3982US10639095B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2018·Granted May 5, 2020·2 cites·19 claims
- 4081US10682154B2Cutting mechanisms for surgical end effector assemblies, instruments, and systemsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 16, 2020·3 cites·6 claims
- 4181US2024315759A1Surgical instrumentCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4280US12114913B2Surgical instrument with resilient driving member and related methods of useCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4380US9358069B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 7, 2016·9 cites·19 claims
- 4479USD744644SDisposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 1, 2015·19 cites·1 claims
- 4577USD818584SDisposable housing for open vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted May 22, 2018·15 cites·1 claims
- 4677US9585716B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 7, 2017·5 cites·6 claims
- 4777USD774190SOpen vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 13, 2016·12 cites·1 claims
- 4877US9375245B2Surgical forcepsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·2 cites·18 claims
- 4977USD736920SOpen vessel sealer with mechanical cutterCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·14 cites·1 claims
- 5075US10537384B2Vessel sealing instrument with electrical cutting mechanismCOVIDIEN AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 21, 2020·1 cites·6 claims
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